Name: Hill Family Biking: Back to School Ride
Start: 2025-08-30T16:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-08-30T18:00:00-04:00
Location: Payne Elementary School Parking Lot in alley, entrances on 14th and D

Progressive tour of schools around the southern part of the Hill plus a block party at Payne Elementary to celebrate the new school year!
About this Event

Its time for the Back to School Ride - a 4.5 mile bike ride touring Capitol Hill schools on the souther (SE) part of the Hill! Join the ride at a school of your choice or start with us at Payne Elementary. After the ride, we'll have a quick ribbon cutting for the permanent street art project in collaboration with Payne PTA made possible by our swag fundriasers over the past year and and various community grants .

After the unveiling, we'll have lots of fun activities at the block party including:

Bouncy house,
Giant chalk art mural
Face painting
DC Public Library Book Bike
DJ Paul Spires
Maracas Ice Pops tricycle
A food truck.

We’ll have volunteers marshaling to ensure we stay together as a group. MPD bike team will also be participating in the ride to connect officers with the community.

If your family’s bikes need some TLC, please come 15 minutes early to get some assistance–we will have bike maintenance tools available, as well as some experienced amateur bike mechanics on hand to assist.

By agreeing to participate in this event, you agree that you are granting Hill Family Biking the irrevocable and unrestricted right to use and publish photographs and/or videos taken of you and/or your children at the event for which you are registering, in which you may be included, for use on Hill Family Biking social media, promotional materials, and website. You also agree to release Hill Family Biking and its legal representatives and assigns from all claims and liability relating to said photographs/videos.

You also recognize and agree that Hill Family Biking has not undertaken any duty or responsibility for your or your children’s safety, and you agree to assume the full responsibility for all risk of bodily injury and/or property damage as a result of participating in the ride. By participating in the ride, you agree to hold Hill Family Biking, its board members, and its volunteers harmless and will not seek reimbursement from them for any injury sustained or liability otherwise incurred during a ride.